Subj : Re: NTVDMx64
To   : Atreyu
From : Shurato
Date : Thu Dec 11 2025 00:32:00


 At> On 09 Dec 25  17:35:00, Shurato said the following to Atreyu:

 At>S> Different audiences.  I can't run any 32 bit os on the mini PC.  I
 At> don't hav
 At>S> room for even an SFF PC in a studio apartment. I only have room for
 At> Mini PCs
 At>S> If there's one powerful enough for this (4 cores, 4 threads at least
 At> and 4GB
 At>S> RAM with gen 3 NvME SSD Support) that I could install a 32 bit windows
 At>S> 10 on, I'd be all for it.  I haven't found one yet.  Windows 10 32 bit
 At> NTVDM
 At>S> support has been good enough for me so far.  I've had a couple of
 At> issues, bu
 At>S> they've been due to the VM, not NTVDM support.

 At> I know its easy to have a visceral reaction when someone replies with "As
 At> someone who is experienced" but please take it as friendly advice from
 At> someone who went through absolute frustration of NTVDM on 10... on the
 At> LTSC  Enterprise version of 10 nonetheless.

 At> Myself, Sean and some others have worked in shops where XP/7 laptops were
 At> tossed in bins by the dozens... hundreds even... maybe more... They are
 At> abundant and can be found for the price of a bad Friday night pizza.

 At> The IBM R51 I had was one of them. It ran Darkrealms for years. Lid
 At> closed,  one time parked under my bed with just power, Ethernet
 At> and a dialup line... all accessed by RDP.

 At> And yes I had a tiny apartment at the time... when theres a will theres a
 At> way.

Ordered a:  HP EliteDesk 800 G3 SFF Windows 10 PC (Intel Core i5 / 8GB RAM /
256GB SSD) with an i5-7500.  I like the Form Factor, it'll fit nicely under
my printer.  I just don't relish the power draw compared to a mini-pc.  I
shouldn't have any problems installing win 10 32 bit on it or running the
bbs.  I'm not sure what I'm going to do with this mini PC, if I'll send it
back or find another use for it.  Thanks for the inspiration!

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